CDL Help For Veterans

Hello! I am a Marine Veteran, been out for about a year. Completely new to this and I have just started looking into getting my CDL , and possibly driving for FEDEX or something local here in NC.

I have been looking online at schools that can use my GI bill for the training and I came across, “Troops 2 Transportation” and “Troops to Truckers”.

Not sure which is better, or offers more benefit from using my GI bill.

I went to college before I joined the Marines so I don’t plan to use my GI bill for school, and I cant transfer it to my daughter so I’m going to use it.

Any information would be greatly appreciated! I believe I will enjoy trucking, something I haven’t done so I enjoy a challenge.

Joe,

I did Troops into transportation back in Feb, just retired from the army last week. . I put my experiences in the cdl training diary blog. If you have questions just ask. Or you can email me at raymuncy22@gmail.com

Since I got out in 88 and my GI Bill expired shortly after, I didn't get to use it. Don't know anything about those two you mentioned... never heard of them and don't know if the company schools take the GI Bill instead of having you drive for them for a year. Maybe someone on here knows.

Laura

Joe,

I did Troops into transportation back in Feb, just retired from the army last week. . I put my experiences in the cdl training diary blog. If you have questions just ask. Or you can email me at raymuncy22@gmail.com

Thank you for the reply, I will look as the CDL diary, and I will definitely let you know if I have any questions.

The veteran apprenticeship program is a good deal. If the company you chose is approved by the VA for this program I suggest you look into it. You'll get BAH for a year or two depending on the company. You should also get reimbursed for whatever you paid for trucking school even if there are no out of pocket costs to you and it's just your gi bill money

I just applied for Werner and have an orientation for the 27th of May. That’s the closest they had due to smaller class sizes. Basically troops into transportation will charge your gi bill. But with that they pay for all of your endorsements . Hazmat. Tanker. Doubles and triples. The only thing it doesn’t cover is twic card.

Basically if you take your school paperwork to companies they will pay you back either a portion or the full tuition. Most will pay 3-6000 back even though YOU didn’t come out of pocket. (From what I have found Werner pays the most back, I think up to 10,000)

Some companies offer a 1 yr apprenticeship program, some offer 2. They payout will vary by what city the company is based out of. You get basically an E-5s bah. If you want to know which company has the highest payout (note this shouldn’t be the only reason to go with a company but can be a good tie breaker) search va gi bill comparison tool, instead of college pick apprenticeship, then type in the company name.

As far as the school goes they do a pretty good job getting you ready.